Community Foundation Announces Executive Director Transition

The Board of Directors of the Outer Banks Community Foundation has announced a leadership transition for the Foundation’s staff. Long-time Executive Director Lorelei Costa is departing the Outer Banks to become the next Executive Director and CEO of the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Virginia...
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Community Foundation Awards $37,500 in Rapid Response Grants

The Outer Banks Community Foundation board of directors recently approved $37,500 for COVID-related projects in its eighth round of Rapid Response Grants funding, supporting the work of area nonprofits who serve vulnerable community members...
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Community Foundation Annual Meeting is February 16

The 39th Annual Meeting of the Outer Banks Community Foundation Board of Directors takes place virtually on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at noon. We invite you to join community leaders, friends, and supporters, from the comfort of your own home or workplace...
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Community Foundation Accepting Applications for COVID Grants

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for an eighth round of COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants. We are particularly inviting proposals to address childcare and educational needs while remote learning continues in Dare County through March...
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Community Foundation Awards $1.8 Million in 2020 Grants and Scholarships

The Outer Banks Community Foundation announced it has awarded more than $1.8 million in grants and scholarships in 2020. This includes more than 150 grants to 72 nonprofits...
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Community Foundation Now Accepting Grant Applications

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for its 2021 Community Enrichment Grants Program. Applications are due on January 29 at midnight...
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Donations Welcome for Marc Basnight Scholarship Fund

We are honored to accept donations in memory of Senator Marc Basnight, who worked tirelessly to help Dare County, the Outer Banks, and communities across our state. Gifts in his memory will be added to the Marc Basnight Scholarship Fund, which will help students with financial need from northeastern NC. Click here to donate...
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Community Foundation Awards $46,000 in Rapid Response Grants

$46,000 in new grants will help Dare County families afford childcare and tutoring, get food to isolated and frail community members, provide financial assistance on Hatteras Island, and help people in need provide for their pets...
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Community Foundation Announces 7th Round of COVID Rapid Response Grants

As our COVID numbers rise once again, the Outer Banks continues to face unprecedented challenges through the pandemic. We are now accepting applications for COVID Rapid Response Grants, due at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 16...
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Free Webinar for Nonprofits: How to Grow Your Endowment with Legacy Gifts

Join us on Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm for a free webinar on endowment planning and legacy fundraising. This workshop is for Outer Banks nonprofits of all sizes...
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Lunchtime Live Webinar on Giving October 27

This Tuesday, October 27, at 12:30 pm, join our Executive Director, Lorelei Costa, for a dynamic and fun Lunchtime Live webinar with the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. You'll get practical and timely advice...
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We’re Going to Get There: The Road to Recovery from Dorian, Part 2

"The flood waters of Hurricane Dorian receded quickly, but three inches or three feet in a home makes little difference. Everything has to go." This story, the second in the two-part series by Kip Tabb, describes the rebuilding and recovery efforts on both Ocracoke and Hatteras Island, one year after the storm...
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We’re Going to Get There: One Year Later, the Road to Recovery from Dorian

On a warm day in late August this year, Ocracoke looks much like it has for years. Yet Ocracoke is still a community on the mend from the devastation that Hurricane Dorian wreaked one year ago...
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COVID Rapid Response Grants Round Six Now Open

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications from nonprofits for a sixth round of COVID Rapid Response Grants, with a focus on childcare and remote learning needs during school closures...
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OBCF Awards $65,000 in COVID Grants for Childcare and Educational Needs

The Outer Banks Community Foundation has awarded more than $65,000 to help local families afford childcare and tutoring during the COVID-19 school closures. Click here for more info on how your family can get assistance --- and how you can donate to help...
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Community Foundation Accepting Applications for COVID Grants

OBCF is now accepting applications for a 5th round of COVID Rapid Response Grants, as well as applications from any nonprofit for any type of charitable project benefiting the OBX. We are especially encouraging grant proposals from groups addressing childcare and remote learning needs during school closures...
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